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This species has dwarf growth habit, and blooms year round. The plant is always covered with flowers. The name Calliandra means "beautiful stamens", and several of the approximately 150 shrubs and small trees belonging to this genus are grown for their dense heads of pink or white silky stamens that appear on short stalks along the upper sides of the branches. Propagation is easier from seeds, cuttings are also possible. The name Calliandra comes from the Greek for 'beautiful stamens'. The globular flowerheads can be up to 2.5 inches in diameter (6 cm).

This plant can be trained either in a small standard tree or a nice round bush.

Similar plants:

• Calliandra tweedii, Inga pulcherrima (Red Tassel Flower)
• Calliandra californica (Baja Fairy Duster)
• Calliandra calothyrsus (Cabello de Angel (Angels Hair), Barbe Sol (The Suns Beard), Red Calliandra, Powderpuff)
• Calliandra haematocephala x surinamensis Nana (Dwarf Powderpuff Tree)
• Calliandra haematocephala, Calliandra inaequilatera (Rose cascade, Blood Red Tassel Flower)
• Calliandra houstoniana (Tree Calliandra, Powderpuff)
• Calliandra parvifolia (Powderpuff, Pink Calliandra, Plumerillo Rosado)
• Calliandra riparia, Calliandra schultzei (Pink Powderpuff)
• Calliandra selloi, Acacia selloi, Calliandra brevipes (Pink Powderpuff, Shuttlecock, Esponja, Esponjinha, Manduruva, Fairyduster, Mesquitilla, Mock mesquite, Quebra-foice)
• Calliandra sp. (Powder Puff)